WC 515: Passenger services - rail

This page relates to the 2021-24 National Land Transport Programme.

Introduction

Work category 515 provides for contracted rail public transport services that are set out in the current regional public transport plan (RPTP) prepared in accordance with Part 5 of the Land Transport Management Act 2003.

Part 5 of the Land Transport Management Act 2003(external link)

Qualifying activities

Work category 515 is available to the public transport services activity class.

Public transport services and infrastructure

Examples of qualifying activities

Examples of qualifying activities include, but may not be limited to:

• preparation and management of contracts and monitoring of services
• contracted rail services
• inter-regional passenger rail services trials that meet the Land Transport Management Act 2003 requirements for public transport services, applicable to each region the services will cover
• on-vehicle provision for people with disabilities, cycles and prams
• on-vehicle installation and operational costs associated with public transport technology
• minor service variations, trial services and improvements, provided these are consistent with the public transport units in the currently adopted RPTP
• new service improvements, provided these are consistent with the public transport units in the currently adopted RPTP
• track access charges as agreed between regional approved organisations and KiwiRail
• passenger rail rolling stock heavy maintenance, including the associated maintenance and operations cost of the heavy maintenance facilities, for both commuter and contracted inter-regional passenger rail services
• the management costs and overheads associated with activities funded under this work category.

You can discuss with us (Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency as investor) whether other potential activities not listed above might also be eligible for inclusion in this work category.

Exclusions

Work category 515 excludes:

• rapid transit activities – these are funded under work category 540
  Work category 540: Rapid transit

• off-vehicle operational activities covered by work category 514
  Work category 514: Public transport facilities operation and maintenance

• costs associated with the development or operations of public transport technology, external to the vehicle itself
• any SuperGold card concessions – these are funded via work category 522
  Work category 522: SuperGold trip payments

• the planning and design of rail services – this forms part of the preparation of an RPTP and is funded through work category 003
  Work category 003: Activity management planning improvement

• the planning activities for passenger rail services related to improvements – these are funded through work category 004.
  Work category 004: Programme business case development

Funding assistance rate

The usual funding assistance rate (FAR) is:

• the approved organisation's normal FAR.
  Normal funding assistance rates

Submitting activities for National Land Transport Programme consideration and funding approval

Approved organisations submit these activities using:

• the public transport continuous programmes module in Transport Investment Online (TIO)
  Transport Investment Online(external link)
  User guides for TIO are available in TIO.

or

• the improvement activity module in TIO for proposed new services.

Refer to the Public transport services activity class guidance for definitions of existing services and improvements.

Public transport services and infrastructure